Son used fishing spear to impale father to death, then stole his Dodge Ram and fled: Cops

A Missouri antheral was tracked down successful a neighboring region aft helium allegedly murdered his father with a sportfishing spear.

Dustin D. Manns, 44, was charged with first-degree murder successful transportation with the decease of his father, 71-year-old Robert Manns, who was recovered dormant successful his location connected Monday. According to a probable origin connection reviewed by Law&Crime, constabulary responded to the location aft the sister of Robert Manns recovered his assemblage successful the bedroom. Police said she told them she had not heard from her member since April 11 and became worried.

According to the probable origin affidavit, Robert Manns' sister told constabulary the beforehand doorway of his location was unlocked erstwhile she arrived. After officers from the Ripley County Sheriff's Office arrived astatine the scene, she told them that her brother's metallic Dodge Ram was not successful the driveway. Also missing was Robert Manns' son, Dustin Manns, who was not reachable by phone.

Authorities with the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control located the Ram astatine a residence successful neighboring Butler County a fewer hours later. Dustin Manns was besides astatine the residence, wherever helium was detained and brought backmost to the Ripley County Sheriff's Office.

During an interrogation with police, Dustin Manns allegedly admitted to "stabbing his begetter [with] a food gig," oregon a sportfishing spear, past "striking him crossed the thorax with the handle" and "asphyxiating him until helium was dead." The sportfishing spear was located astatine the country wherever Robert Manns' assemblage was found.

More from Law&Crime: 'Unintelligible screams': Son filled with 'true hatred' killed his begetter utilizing rod saw and ax connected Christmas Eve

A motive for the alleged sidesplitting was not shared successful the probable origin statement.

Manns was booked into the Ripley County Detention Center wherever helium is being held without bond. He was charged with first-degree murder, equipped transgression action, abandonment of a corpse, stealing a centrifugal vehicle, and tampering with a centrifugal vehicle. His adjacent tribunal day was not available.